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A hemostatic agent for uterine bleeding

Aminocaproic acid

A synthetic drug that affect the process of fibrinolysis: removes increased fibrinolytic activity of blood. Affects not with all the blood loss. Be used to treat uterine bleeding can only be in the hospital under the control of the blood coagulogram. Useful properties are:

  • the inhibition of the formation of antibodies,
  • improvement of liver function.

Aminocaproic acid is available in powder and sterile 5% solution of 100 ml. Powders are appointed inside of 2 – 3 g five times a day, pre-dissolved in sugar water. You can drink water. Intravenously administered solution 100 ml, repeated after four hours.

Preparations containing calcium

Calcium is essential for the process of blood clotting. It reduces vascular permeability, has anti-allergic action. In medical practice applied in the form of chloride and gluconate.

The difference between them lies in the modes of administration: calcium chloride cannot be administered intramuscularly, calcium gluconate can be. With little contact with chloride of calcium under the skin or into a muscle developing marked inflammation with tissue necrosis.

Available in tablets of 0.5 g and ampoules in a 10% solution. For the treatment of uterine bleeding prescribe pills orally before meals up to six a day, is injected into a vein 5 to 15 ml slowly. The patient feels a sensation of heat that passes in a few minutes.

These drugs are contraindicated in:

  • increased individual sensitivity;
  • malignant blood diseases;
  • probability of thrombosis.

Oxytocin

To stop hemorrhage it is necessary to use tools that reduce the uterus. Particularly indicated for these medicines in postpartum hemorrhage. Oxytocin — a synthetic analogue of the natural drug of Pituitrin from the posterior pituitary. Midwives believe that Oxytocin has a more selective effect on the uterus. The drug increases the excitability of muscle fibers, causes a strong reduction. Administered intravenously or intramuscularly. In the intravenous method, the effect occurs within a minute. For the treatment of hypotonic postpartum haemorrhage Oxytocin drip is administered intravenously at 1 – 1.5 ml of solution (5 – 8 UNITS) per day for three consecutive days.